Meta says it will allow its AI glasses users to opt out of having their "visual data" used to train its AI or shown to third-party contractors outside the US
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Opt-outs on visual training data turn smart glasses into a consent and data-governance product, not just a hardware one. If you’re deploying or integrating with these devices, assume regional policy fragmentation and build for per-user data controls from day one.
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